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the_o murder_n of_o a_o man_n or_o the_o blessing_n of_o a_o idol_n which_o his_o soul_n abhorrâ—_n he_o plain_o show_v how_o detestuble_a the_o lord_n hold_v all_o these_o where_o be_v want_v a_o faithful_a and_o a_o obedient_a heart_n in_o they_o that_o offer_v the_o same_o also_o concern_v spiritual_a sacrifice_n of_o prayer_n and_o of_o sermon_n preach_v or_o hear_v do_v the_o spirit_n else_o where_o witness_n as_o of_o prayer_n prov._n 28._o 9_o he_o that_o turn_v away_o his_o ear_n from_o hear_v the_o law_n even_o his_o prayer_n shall_v be_v abominable_a of_o sermon_n preach_v psalm_n 50._o but_o unto_o the_o wicked_a say_v god_n what_o have_v thou_o to_o do_v to_o take_v my_o word_n in_o thy_o mouth_n and_o hate_v to_o be_v reform_v of_o sermon_n hear_v likewise_o ezek._n 20._o and_o also_o ezek._n 33._o 31._o where_o first_o the_o elder_n and_o then_o the_o people_n be_v reprove_v because_o they_o come_v and_o sit_v before_o the_o prophet_n as_o if_o they_o will_v learn_v the_o 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of_o life_n who_o here_o himself_o speak_v by_o the_o ministry_n of_o his_o prophet_n and_o shameless_a be_v that_o shift_n which_o ribera_n the_o jesuit_n make_v write_v one_o this_o place_n â—_o 76._o first_o say_v that_o the_o prophet_n do_v not_o speak_v of_o all_o the_o work_n of_o the_o unregenerate_a but_o only_o of_o their_o sacrifice_n from_o the_o which_o gloss_n if_o the_o text_n itself_o do_v not_o refute_v it_o yet_o where_o it_o be_v plain_o add_v and_o all_o whatsoever_o they_o do_v yet_o st._n jeroms_n authority_n which_o in_o other_o place_n he_o will_v seem_v to_o esteem_v shall_v have_v at_o least_o occasion_v he_o to_o have_v forbear_v and_o to_o have_v rather_o pass_v it_o over_o in_o silence_n then_o so_o to_o have_v gainsayd_v he_o and_o the_o text_n for_o omne_fw-la &_o cuncta_fw-la quae_fw-la agit_fw-fr sai_z jerom_n nam_fw-la de_fw-fr cunctis_fw-la loquor_fw-la profanantur_fw-la nay_o jerome_n not_o so_o content_a in_o general_a only_o to_o avouch_v it_o 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